Glenn Connley

November 3, 2025

Four Corners, ‘critical’ minerals and China. Again.

Tonight’s Four Corners is going to be on ‘critical’ minerals and “Australia’s geopolitical double game with the US and China.” Haven’t we seen this…

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The view from Bowers

The PM was back in Parliament House in time for the launch of this year’s Christmas wishing tree. Embattled opposition leader Sussan…

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COP stalemate

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was asked if he’d jump on a plane to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to end the…

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Election campaign PTSD

This morning had some serious election campaign vibes. The legacy media was obsessing over the latest polling. The coalition was tearing itself…

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Little wonder Tasmanians refuse to give either party a majority

The lower house of the Tasmanian parliament will begin debating the incredibly unpopular Macquarie Point AFL stadium tomorrow. Of course, with both…

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Is Australia putting its “Pacific family” at risk of modern slavery?

This week the Solomon Island’s is hosting the Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting, and Australia’s Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme is one of the…

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Who cares about Newspoll?

Thanks Amy. Hi everyone. I was in Parliament House this morning and there were two main talking points (well, three if you…

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October 30, 2025

Poverty is a policy choice. Time for a new policy to bring a million Australian kids out of poverty.

Who says politics is just a game? This morning, in the Mural Hall of Parliament House in Canberra, five remarkable young Australians…

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October 29, 2025

Money talks

Question time may have ended but – on the other side of the same building – the Revenue Summit rolls on. We…

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Tax regulator sidelined

While people are talking about revenue-raising at The Australia Institute’s Revenue Summit, the Australian Taxation Office has sidelined the person who uncovered PwC’s leaking…

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